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Two snails belong to the same species. Yellow shelled snails found in grassland areas, dark shelled ones in woodland. Shell colour determined by genes. Explain how natural selection could have caused this distribution of snails

The yellow banded shell provides camouflage to the snail in grassland areas. These are more difficult for the birds to see, so less are eaten by predation. As a consequence, more yellow banded snails surv...

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Answered by Leah B. Biology tutor
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What is a Cosmological Argument for the Existence of God?

Generally speaking, we can think of arguments for the existence of God as falling under two main categories: cosmological and teleological (sometimes also called fine-tuning). Both sorts of argument appea...

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Answered by Celia C. Philosophy tutor
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What is the Gettier Problem for the Tripartite Account of Knowledge?

The Gettier Problem was popularised by Edmund Gettier's 1963 paper and is best expressed as the fact that it is possible to offer counterexamples to the tripartite account of knowledge. As always in philo...

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Answered by Celia C. Philosophy tutor
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How do I ensure I receive the highest possible amount of marks in data-based questions?

In order to ensure that you can gain the maximum amount of marks for each question in a data-based style question in Paper 1, it is important to include the following key points. Firstly, ensure you descr...

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Answered by Alice V. Geography tutor
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What are the differences between diffusion, osmosis and active transport?

Diffusion is the net movement of particles in solution across a partially permeable membrane. The net movement of particles is from higher to lower concentration gradient.

Osmosis is the net moveme...

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Answered by Thomas W. Biology tutor
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